Dead by Daylight System Requirements: Can You Run It?

Dead by Daylight
Developer:
Behaviour Interactive
Publisher:
Behaviour Interactive
Release date:
14 June 2016 (7 years old)
User score:
4.2 / 5 (1087 votes)

Official Dead by Daylight system requirements for PC

These are the PC specifications advised by developers to run Dead by Daylight at minimal and recommended settings. Although these requirements are usually approximate, they can still be used to determine the indicative hardware tier needed to play the game.

PassMinimum requirements

Pass Graphics card:
DX11 Compatible GeForce GTX 460 1GB or AMD HD 6850 1GB
Pass CPU:
Intel Core i3-4170 or AMD FX-8120
Pass Memory:
8 GB RAM
File size:
50 GB available space
Operating system:
Windows 10 64-bit Operating System
DirectX:
Version 11

PassRecommended requirements

Pass Graphics card:
DX11 Compatible GeForce 760 or AMD HD 8800 or higher with 4GB of RAM
Pass CPU:
Intel Core i3-4170 or AMD FX-8300 or higher
Pass Memory:
8 GB RAM
File size:
50 GB available space
Operating system:
Windows 10 64-bit Operating System
DirectX:
Version 11

Dead by Daylight performance on your PC

Dead by Daylight performance with your GPU

GeForce RTX 3060's performance compared to the game's official system requirements.

RTX 3060
recommended
GeForce GTX 760
30 fps @ low
1366×768
60 fps @ medium
1920×1080
60 fps @ high
1920×1080
60 fps @ ultra
1920×1080
60 fps @ QHD
2560×1440
60 fps @ epic
3840×2160

Projected FPS in various settings and resolutions

Dead by Daylight FPS calculator: average frames per second on GeForce RTX 3060 (according to our approximations). FPS may vary depending on your operating system and other factors.

low settings / 768p
120−130 FPS
medium settings / 1080p
120−130 FPS
high settings / 1080p
120−130 FPS
ultra settings / 1080p
120−130 FPS
QHD / 1440p
120−130 FPS
4K / 2160p
110−120 FPS

Dead by Daylight performance with your CPU

Core i5-12400's performance compared to the game's official system requirements.

i5-12400
recommended
Core i3-4170

User Ratings

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4.2 1087 votes

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